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Patellar clamp and surgical saw guide
Assignee: Zimmer Inc
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Filing: 1990-09-19
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Granted: 1991-06-04
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Expires: 2010-09-19
Abstract
Abstract A patellar clamp and saw guide for preparing a patella to receive a prosthetic articulating surface on the patella's posterior side. A guide plate supports a saw block. The guide plate can be swiveled so that a sagittal saw can be presented to the patella from any desired angle. The saw block can be advanced or retracted axially so that more or less of the patella will be cut away by the saggittal saw. A scale enables the location of the proposed cut to be quickly and accurately determined. Storage apparatus in a handle of the clamp holds different specialized for use during surgery.
Inventors
- 👤 Brian D. Burkinshaw
- 👤 Steven G. Brown
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 12:20
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/14; A61B17/15; A61B17/154; A61B17/158; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/38; A61F2/3877
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A surgical apparatus for holding a patella for resection and for providing a sagittal saw guide, said apparatus comprising a base for supporting said patella, a cap opposed to said base for pressing said patella against said base, means for clamping said patella between said base and said cap, a sagittal saw guide adapted to be axially displaced along an axis through said base and said cap, pivoting means pivotal about said axis for supporting said saw guide, and means for securing said pivoting means at a selected angular displacement.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A surgical apparatus for holding a patella for resection and for providing a sagittal saw guide, said apparatus comprising a base for supporting said patella, a cap opposed to said base for pressing said patella against said base, means for clamping said patella between said base and said cap, a sagittal saw guide adapted to be axially displaced along an axis through said base and said cap, pivoting means pivotal about said axis for supporting said saw guide, and means for securing said pivoting means at a selected angular displacement.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The surgical apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising means for measuring an axial amount of bone to be resected from said patella.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The surgical apparatus according to claim 2 wherein the measuring means comprise a scale adjustably mounted on said cap.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The surgical apparatus according to claim 3 wherein the measuring means further comprise feeler means attached to said scale for engaging the saw guide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
The surgical apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the saw guide comprises a slot for receiving a sagittal saw, said slot having an upper side and a lower side and wherein the feeler is adapted to encounter the lower side of said slot.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The surgical apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising means for mounting said cap on and removing said cap from said clamping means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
72 words
The surgical apparatus according to claim 6 wherein the cap comprises fitment means and wherein the mounting and removing means comprise an inner sleeve for receiving said fitment means, said inner sleeve having at least one radially directed bore, means slidingly disposed in said radially directed bore for gripping said fitment means, and an outer sleeve surrounding said inner sleeve for selectively forcing said gripping means radially inward against said fitment means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The surgical apparatus according to claim 7 wherein said at least one radially directed bore comprises a plurality of radially directed bores equally spaced from each other around said inner sleeve.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The surgical apparatus according to claim 8 wherein the gripping means comprise spheres.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The surgical apparatus according to claim 6 further comprising means for storing said cap when said cap is not held by said mounting and removing means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
99 words
The surgical apparatus according to claim 10 wherein said cap comprises a fitment means and wherein said storage means comprise a sleeve having an exterior surface and a central bore for receiving said fitment means, a circumferential external groove on said exterior surface of said sleeve, at least one through bore extending from said external groove to said central bore, means slidingly received in said through bore for gripping said fitment means, and spring means for forcing said gripping means towards said central bore to engage said fitment means whenever said fitment means are inserted in said central bore.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
The surgical apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the spring means comprise an elastomeric o-ring.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-06-03 | 1998-12-03 | 1999-06-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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